The EU’s TEN-T Programme will provide EUR 400.000 for energy efficiency initiative at the Port of Bordeux. The project is said to combine energy saving measures and alternative energy production plans in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transport sector’s dependency on oil and gas. The b
Roxtec has made an agreement with Scotrenewables to supply its waterproof sealing solution for Scotrenewables’ SR2000 tidal turbine. Roxtec’s watertight seals have been installed to protect the turbine’s vital control systems from flooding and water ingress over a 20-year period, Roxtec’s press rele
Seabased, a Swedish wave developer, has deployed another wave energy generator to its wave farm, developed in cooperation with Fortum and the Swedish Energy Agency, located approximately 8 km off Smögen, Sweden. The first phase of the wave power farm was deployed during the week commencing March 23,
The Engineering Integrity Society (EIS) is organizing its 4th meeting on durability and fatigue advances in wind, wave and tidal energy industries. The aim of the meeting is to emphasize the recent advancements in fatigue and durability assessment for renewable energy structures in wind, wave and ti
AW Energy WaveRoller’s load calculation and structural analysis methods have been validated by DNV GL. DNV GL used its wave energy modeling tool, WaveDyn, to simulate the loads on Wave Roller wave energy device structure. The response of the structure was then predicted and compared with the informa
The Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant, has been announced as the keynote speaker at Renewable Wales Conference and Exhibition 2015. The Conference is organized by RenewableUK Cymru and sponsored by Welsh Government. Renewable Wales conference will be held on May 21, 2015, in the Parc Thi
Current development of wave energy technologies has been slower in comparison to tidal energy converters, 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Status Report states. The report uses the EMEC classification by which the devices are classified by their operating principle. The location at which device is designed to
Marine Power Systems (MPS), s Swansea-based wave energy developer, has announced plans to deploy its scaled wave energy device later this year. The company made the announcement at the 6th Annual Marine Energy Pembrokshire Industry Seminar. During the seminar, MPS provided updates on its plans to ma
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 15 – 22, 2015. UK Budget 2015 boosts Swansea tidal project Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the UK government is entering formal negotiations on financing subsidy for the Swansea Bay tidal l
The nacelle for Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine has arrived to the port of Brest, France, where the assembly process is taking place. The base of Sabella’s D10 tidal device is 20 by 20 meters in size. It will carry a turbine of 10 meters in diameter. It is 17 m high, what is the equivalent […]
The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government will jointly fund the running of the secretariat function for the new Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) for Ocean Energy. Aquatera, Marine Space and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will receive the funding to run the
The proposed GBP 1 bln worth Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project will have every major part manufactured in UK and assembled in Wales. Wales Online reports that the Tidal Lagoon Power’s CEO, Mark Shorrock, said to members of Cardiff University Network that the construction of the four proposed tidal la
The 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2015) will be held in Nantes, France, from September 6-11, 2015. The conference aims to unite the professionals from the field of marine renewable energies, providing them a forum to share and exchange ideas about tidal and wave energy. This
BlueTec tidal floating platform was showcased at Niron Staal, the Netherlands, on March 13, 2015. The 200 kW platform is a scaled-down demonstration version of BlueTec, which is designed to be installed anywhere in the world and provide power in remote areas and small islands. Allard van Hoeken, Hea
